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Federal judges order North Carolina to redraw congressional districts, hold special election
Akira Tomlinson
November 30, 2016 01:21:55 pm

Judges for the US District Court for the Middle District Court of North Carolina ruled Tuesday that North Carolina must redraw congressional districts by March 15, 2017, and hold special primary and general elections by next fall. The...

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EEA: UK has second highest number of premature deaths from air pollution in EU
Akira Tomlinson
November 24, 2016 01:57:44 pm

The UK has one of the highest levels of premature deaths from nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution in the EU according to a 2015 report published Wednesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA) . According to the EEA...

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News Federal appeals court remands Flint water lawsuit to state court
Federal appeals court remands Flint water lawsuit to state court
Akira Tomlinson
November 17, 2016 12:33:42 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that a class action lawsuit regarding the Flint, Michigan, water crisis should be decided in state court. The lawsuit was...

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UN rights expert: North Dakota pipeline protesters facing excessive force
Akira Tomlinson
November 16, 2016 02:02:44 pm

US authorities are using excessive force against protesters in North Dakota who are trying to halt a proposed oil pipeline project, according to a UN human rights expert on Tuesday. According to Maina Kiai, the UN Special Rapporteur...

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Voters in several states approve protections for crime victims
Akira Tomlinson
November 12, 2016 08:56:42 am

Voters in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota approved Marsy's Law on Tuesday, adding rights for crime victims to their state constitutions. Montana's measure passed through with nearly 66 percent of the vote ; North Dakota's measure [amendment,...

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Colorado voters reject state health care system
Akira Tomlinson
November 9, 2016 01:09:35 pm

Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected Amendment 69 (ColoradoCare) , which would have created the state's first universal health insurance program, with 80 percent of voters voting against the initiative. According to Coloradans for Coloradans , ColoradoCare...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots.

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